From ea6a3b0c87a8add17a7128639b8b6de2446e15e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerd Moellmann Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:07:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- etc/PROBLEMS | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index bef87e54a18..1a358a3f27f 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -1,6 +1,25 @@ This file describes various problems that have been encountered in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs. +* Getting a Meta key on the FreeBSD console + +By default, neither Alt nor any other key acts as a Meta key on +FreeBSD, but this can be changed using kbdcontrol(1). Dump the +current keymap to a file with the command + + $ kbdcontrol -d >emacs.kbd + +Edit emacs.kbd, and give the key you want to be the Meta key the +definition `meta'. For instance, if your keyboard has a ``Windows'' +key with scan code 105, change the line for scan code 105 in emacs.kbd +to look like this + + 105 meta meta meta meta meta meta meta meta O + +to make the Windows key the Meta key. Load the new keymap with + + $ kbdcontrol -l emacs.kbd + * Emacs' xterm-mouse-mode doesn't work on the Gnome terminal. A symptom of this bug is that double-clicks insert a control sequence -- 2.39.2